Calipso Itinerary
Galapagos Islands (A)8 days / 7 nights
About Calipso
- Recently renovated vessel with brand-new everything for maximum comfort
- Compliment your dive trip with Calipso’s naturalist and land-based adventures
- Enjoy the spacious new dive deck with plenty of extra amenities
- Refuel after each dive with all-you-can-eat buffets made from fresh local ingredients
This exceptional family-run liveaboard was born from a deep connection with the Galapagos and a passion for its continued conservation. Completely renovated in 2019, Calipso Galapagos now comes with a stylish, contemporary look and warm, welcoming feel - the perfect atmosphere to complement each adventurous voyage. Dine on delicious all-you-can-eat buffets, soak up some sun in the Jacuzzi, and add-on extra enriching excursions as you embark on the adventure-diving holiday of your dreams - in total comfort.
Itinerary details
8 days /
7 nights
Up to 21
Advanced Open Water - Minimum 100 dives
Required
Highlights
- Witness the unparalleled biodiversity that inspired Charles Darwin
- Dive with up to 30 different species of shark during one incredible trip!
- Visit a flamingo lagoon, the Charles Darwin Research Station, and more
- Endemic penguins, fur seals, marine iguanas and giant tortoises
- Some of the biggest schools of hammerhead sharks on the planet
- Large marine life including manta rays, whale sharks, and sea lions
- Hike the highlands of Santa Cruz to a Galapagos tortoise sanctuary
- Big pods of dolphins and thick schools of tuna and jacks
Day 1: This morning, you will fly from the mainland of Ecuador to San Cristobal, Galapagos. Our guides will be there to greet you and escort you to the yacht. After getting settled in, we will have lunch and briefings, followed by a check dive at Isla Lobos, where you can expect to see sea lions. We will then sail to Marchena overnight.
Day 2: Punta Carrion is located on the island of Santa Cruz and provides a good first dive to acclimatise to Galapagos diving. Sometimes we even get lucky and see mola molas here. Seymour is the next stop, and is known for having great dives. Sightings include mobulas, white tip reef sharks, Galapagos sharks, and sometimes hammerheads. The vessel will then set sail for the remote Wolf Island.
Day 3: Diving begins early to pack 4 dives into a 12 hour day. Sightings include huge schools of hammerhead sharks, Galapagos sharks, seasonal whale sharks, silky sharks, eagle rays, sea lions, fur seals, mantas, moray eels and dolphins. Some sites at Wolf are covered in coral and plenty of tropical fish species. Dive sites include Shark Bay, The Landslide, La Banana and Islote La Ventana. An optional night dive is also offered here where you can see garden eels and the red-lipped batfish on a sandy bottom.
Day 4: Today, you will have a full day of diving around the iconic Darwin Island, where we find more massive schools of hammerheads and huge, pregnant whale sharks in the right season.
Day 5: Enjoy 2 more dives at Darwin in the morning, followed by 1-2 more dives at Wolf in the afternoon. There is also an optional night dive at the Anchorage site. Anchorage has a sandy bottom where you may see garden eels and the red-lipped batfish.
Day 6: After an overnight sail, you will dive with feeding marine iguanas, as well as penguins and turtles at Cabo Douglas, followed by a mola mola cleaning station at Punta Vicente Roca. Here, it is not uncommon to also see endemic Galapagos bullhead shark, penguins, sea horses, sea lions, and endemic flightless cormorants.
Day 7: Search for seahorses, frogfish, octopus, turtles, and the elusive longnose hawkfish at Cousins Rock. It is also possible to spot pelagics here, including mantas, eagle rays, mobulas and hammerheads. We may do 1-2 dives here, depending on the mood of the divers. In the afternoon, we will head to the Santa Cruz Highlands to see the iconic Galapagos tortoise in its natural habitat.
After the Highlands, we descend into the largest town in Galapagos, Puerto Ayora. You may opt to visit the Charles Darwin Research Center in the Galapagos National Park or wander about town. We will then enjoy our farewell dinner at a restaurant in Puerto Ayora, before returning to Calipso and sailing to San Cristobal overnight.
Day 8: After breakfast, you will disembark onto San Cristobal.
Sample itineraries are for guidance only. Actual itineraries may differ slightly due to factors such as weather, wildlife, logistics and local regulations.
Transfer details
Departure
11:00am
San Cristobal
San Cristobal: SCY
Return
09:00am
San Cristobal
San Cristobal: SCY
What's included
What's included
- Meals and snacks
- Water, tea and coffee
- Tanks and weights
- Towels and toiletries
- Night dive
- Transfers
- Internet
What's not included
To be paid in advance or onboard
- Diving and travel insurance
- National park fee - US$200 per person
- Transit control card - US$20 per person
Optional Extras
To be booked in advance or paid onboard
- Single supplement - 70%
- Alcoholic drinks
- Gratuities
- Equipment rental - US$275 per trip
- Nitrox
- Domestic flights
Diving environments
Payment & cancellation terms
Payment policy
- 91 days or more prior to departure - 30% of charter rate.
- 90 days or less prior to departure - 100% of charter rate.
Special offers or promotions - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Group bookings - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Contact the ZuBlu travel team if you have any questions about payment terms and cancellation.
Group bookings - separate payment and cancellation terms may apply.
Contact the ZuBlu travel team if you have any questions about payment terms and cancellation.
Cancellation policy
30% deposit - required to secure reservation.
70% balance - due 90 days prior to departure.
Bookings received less than 90 days before departure require payment in full to secure reservation.
70% balance - due 90 days prior to departure.
Bookings received less than 90 days before departure require payment in full to secure reservation.